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Covid 19 Part XXX-113,332 ROI(2,282 deaths) 81,251 NI (1,384 deaths) (05/01) Read OP

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    #9482
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,871 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    The Inbetween is mine wrote: »
    5,325 cases 17 deaths..

    RIP

    Huge surge for Cork up in 700s


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    #9483
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Irish Steve wrote: »
    No, some of us did NOT **** up, the only day we were "out and about" was Christmas day, and that was with my daughter, who is "bubbled" for essential child care, and they came here for a virtual on line pantomine before New Year's eve.

    We wanted to do more, but making the right decisions meant not doing it, so as far as we're concerned, don't throw the blame our way.

    Some of the issue for me is that NPHET, and RTE have wrecked our heads with the constant mantras of "2 weeks", "worried", "concerned", as far as I am concerned, I am pretty much switched off now when RTE go to the press conference, the whole scenario has a serious lack of credibility about it now, they've used all the empasis words too many times, and they no longer have credibility.

    The final straw for me was when the essential computer systems all fell apart, they've had more than enough time to go out and specify a new system, and procure the hardware, and get it up and running, several times over, but they have manifestly failed when the chips were down.

    Now, I see that the target for vaccine is 135,000 by the end of Feb. If that's true, we're looking at more than 4 YEARS to get the majority vaccinated. There are no words to describe the contempt I have for that sort of incompetence, and there's plenty more in other State services, I've wasted hours in the last few days trying to sort out things like driving licence renewals, and the brutal reality is that they don't have a clue what they are doing.

    We ARE in trouble now, for all the wrong reasons, and getting buy in from a lot of people is going to be hard, too many people will see NPHET and the like as just crying wolf, as they have been all year.



    Same as, did nothing over the Christmas or before it.

    My biggest gripe is the amount of ambiguity over things.

    NPHET and the government are all talk about cases, hospital numbers and deaths
    That’s fine, but the opening and closing of any sector should not be down to the whim of politicians.


    It should be published that at certain numbers of cases certain things close and they don’t reopen until they go below another number. Publish what they are and let everyone have ownership of it.

    We are supposed to have a “living with covid” approach but we have a living with political decisions approach.


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    #9484
    The Inbetween is mine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭The Inbetween is mine


    harr wrote: »
    17 deaths is shocking and an increase in ICU cases as well

    The deaths are over the last 4 days..not just yesterday


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    #9485
    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,323 ✭✭✭✭fits


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    Cases are down about 11% day on day!!!

    Open the schools!

    Yea that’s a totally appropriate response to post to 17 deaths


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    #9486
    Stheno
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    https://twitter.com/FergalBowers/status/1346517200383963139?s=19


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    #9487
    Steve012
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Steve012


    The Inbetween is mine wrote: »
    5,325 cases 17 deaths..

    My brother in laws Dad was one of them, rest in peace sir. And to the other 16 people today.


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    #9488
    Stheno
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    Higher than todays swabs

    Backlog filtering through


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    #9489
    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,484 ✭✭✭harr


    The Inbetween is mine wrote: »
    The deaths are over the last 4 days..not just yesterday

    Doesn’t make it any less shocking


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    #9490
    JP Liz V1
    Registered Users Posts: 85,871 ✭✭✭✭JP Liz V1


    Steve012 wrote: »
    My brother in laws Dad was one of them, rest in peace sir. And to the other 16 people today.

    Sorry to hear that


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    #9491
    fits
    Registered Users Posts: 13,323 ✭✭✭✭fits


    Steve012 wrote: »
    My brother in laws Dad was one of them, rest in peace sir. And to the other 16 people today.

    I’m sorry to hear that. RIP.


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    #9492
    Dressoutlet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 309 ✭✭Dressoutlet


    Van.Bosch wrote: »
    Cases are down about 11% day on day!!!

    Open the schools!

    They can pull the roof off every school and have them open 24/7, my children will be cozy and warm at home.


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    #9493
    blowitupref
    Registered Users Posts: 2,041 ✭✭✭blowitupref


    Stheno wrote: »
    Higher than todays swabs

    Backlog filtering through
    899 in backlog cases included today.


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    #9494
    Stheno
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    County data

    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1346516026951872513?s=19


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    #9495
    zuutroy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,854 ✭✭✭zuutroy


    Gonna get a whole lot more shocking in the next 3 weeks.


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    #9496
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Steve012 wrote: »
    My brother in laws Dad was one of them, rest in peace sir. And to the other 16 people today.



    Sorry to hear.

    Was he otherwise ill? Or just Covid?


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    #9497
    Longing
    Registered Users Posts: 1,055 ✭✭✭Longing


    The Inbetween is mine wrote: »
    The deaths are over the last 4 days..not just yesterday


    What difference does that make


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    #9498
    KrustyUCC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭KrustyUCC


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    RIP

    Huge surge for Cork up in 700s

    Could be like Dublin yesterday

    Lot of backlog cases in one go .... hopefully


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    #9499
    Van.Bosch
    Registered Users Posts: 2,865 ✭✭✭Van.Bosch


    fits wrote: »
    Yea that’s a totally appropriate response to post to 17 deaths

    It is, I didn’t see the 17 figure.


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    #9500
    rm212
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭rm212


    Stheno wrote: »
    Higher than todays swabs

    Backlog filtering through

    Yes, but it seems like far less tests were done as positivity percentage is up again, over 22% now.

    Due to them stopping the testing of close contacts, the case numbers now say very little.

    The swab positivity rate is probably the best indicator, as well as hospital admissions and ICU admissions.


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    #9501
    Stheno
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    Signs of positive progress

    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1346516664343474178?s=19


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    #9502
    KrustyUCC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,034 ✭✭✭KrustyUCC


    Stheno wrote: »
    Higher than todays swabs

    Backlog filtering through

    Filtering through slower than it should be though

    Large backlog still there


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    #9503
    Stheno
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    rm212 wrote: »
    Yes, but it seems like far less tests were done as positivity percentage is up again, over 22% now.

    Due to them stopping the testing of close contacts, the case numbers now say very little.

    The swab positivity rate is probably the best indicator, as well as hospital admissions and ICU admissions.

    Positivity was 25% yesterday iirc


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    #9504
    stephenjmcd
    Registered Users Posts: 15,210 ✭✭✭✭stephenjmcd


    New members of NPHET

    https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1346517255878811648?s=19


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    #9505
    lawrencesummers
    Registered Users Posts: 8,540 ✭✭✭lawrencesummers


    Does anyone know if the backlog cases are people who are only hearing about their positive result today, or is it only being reported nationally now?


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    #9506
    Inquitus
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    The Inbetween is mine wrote: »
    5,325 cases 17 deaths..

    That's the maximum we can test for - 25k tests @ 22% positive = 5,500 a day maximum positive cases that can be identified!


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    #9507
    Steve012
    Registered Users Posts: 938 ✭✭✭Steve012


    lawrencesummers wrote: »
    Sorry to hear.

    Was he otherwise ill? Or just Covid?

    Yes he was in hospital for past 8 weeks, he was getting better, caught covid 3 weeks ago went down hill quick, ended up on a ventilator.


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    #9508
    rm212
    Registered Users Posts: 689 ✭✭✭rm212


    Stheno wrote: »
    Positivity was 25% yesterday iirc

    Oh, you may be right, seems I was looking at the moving average of the positivity rate: https://covid19.shanehastings.eu/api/swabs/

    I can’t see any way to get yesterday’s rate there?


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    #9509
    [Deleted User]
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    Boris saying that 25% of over-eighties already vaccinated in the UK. Seems like it’s kicking in fast over there now


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    #9510
    Stheno
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    stephenjmcd wrote: »
    New members of NPHET

    https://twitter.com/Philip_Ryan/status/1346517255878811648?s=19

    Didn't Mary Horgan have a barney with i think NPHET last week?

    Or maybe it was about no communications to.GPs about vaccinew


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    #9511
    The Inbetween is mine
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,705 ✭✭✭The Inbetween is mine


    harr wrote: »
    Doesn’t make it any less shocking

    Didn't say it wasn't


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